Career
He acted in 28 films but is most acclaimed as a silent film director in which he is credited with directing 82 films. Many of Montgomery"s film titles contain Native American references, such as Darkfeather"s Sacrifice, Apache Love, An Indian"s Gratitude, The Red Girl"s Sacrifice, Mona of the Modocs, An Apache Father"s Vengeance, Big Rock"s Last Stand, The Half-Breed Scout, A Blackfoot Conspiracy, A Red Manitoba"s Love, A Daughter of the Redskins, The Massacre of Santa Fe Trail, and A White Indian. He also directed the now-lost film The Spirit of "76 (1917).
He is referenced obliquely in Gerald Vizenor"s short story "Almost Browne," in the character of Professor Monte Franzgomery, who teaches Romantic Literature but who sees the Native American culture through his own romanticizations.
